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you look state-by-state, which is the reason that before the debate i would say that romney had little chance. you saw him falling off a cliff and these key states. the romney people would tell you heartening support for the president, sought the support for romney. you are seeing the reverse. >> i have thought before hand there was a greater chance that romney could win because there was a series of state polls before the debate. they showed it was closing after romney had a bad september. it confirmed my belief that there is a lead on romney -- obama's failing because of the poor economic record that there is a moment to how committed obama people are. i agree with my colleagues. obama is a favorite. i would make it 55-45. it is a difficult path to romney running the presidency. >> let's talk about the debate. based on your contacts, which would run for the president? was he not prepared? how did romney become a super debater? what happened at the white house and what happened with romney? >> i'd like to leno's line that only the nfl replacement rest obama won the debate. the preside
you look state-by-state, which is the reason that before the debate i would say that romney had little chance. you saw him falling off a cliff and these key states. the romney people would tell you heartening support for the president, sought the support for romney. you are seeing the reverse. >> i have thought before hand there was a greater chance that romney could win because there was a series of state polls before the debate. they showed it was closing after romney had a bad...
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mitt romney prepping at a denver hotel. this is what they had to say about the debate. >> now, you may have heard that in a few days my opponent in this election and i are going to have a debate. i'm looking forward to it. i know folks from the media are speculating on who will have the best zingers. >> you are. >> i do not know about that. who will put the most points on the board. governor romney is a good debater. i'm just ok. what i'm concerned about is having a serious discussion about what we need to do to keep the country growing and restore security for hard-working americans. that's what people will be listening for. that is the debate that you deserve. >> you will get some visitors this week. there is a lot of interest surrounding the debate. people want to know who will win. there will be scoring of winning and losing. it is not so much the winning or losing. it is about something bigger than that. this is an opportunity for each of us to describe the pathway for it for america that we would choose. i look forwar
mitt romney prepping at a denver hotel. this is what they had to say about the debate. >> now, you may have heard that in a few days my opponent in this election and i are going to have a debate. i'm looking forward to it. i know folks from the media are speculating on who will have the best zingers. >> you are. >> i do not know about that. who will put the most points on the board. governor romney is a good debater. i'm just ok. what i'm concerned about is having a serious...
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i take more votes from obama in some states and more votes from romney in other states. north carolina and michigan. a wasted vote it is a vote for somebody you don't believe in. i make a pitch that everybody waste their vote on may and i am the next president of the united states. based on my resume, there is nothing to suggest that i could not do the job but thati would do a good job at it. host: richard from new york, republican, thank you for waiting. caller: i appreciate what you did with that one debate when you mentioned ron paul. you and him what had been a good team. the only other choice besides ron paul is you. they said the less of two evils is still an evil. all this promoting the homosexual agenda. we have to have a change. ron paul was the grandfather of the tea party. i hope to see you on the show. i appreciate you running. guest: well, thank you. i support marriage equality. i think marriage equality is a constitutionally guaranteed act, on par with the civil-rights of the 1960's. host: john from illinois. john is an independent. hey there. caller: the o
i take more votes from obama in some states and more votes from romney in other states. north carolina and michigan. a wasted vote it is a vote for somebody you don't believe in. i make a pitch that everybody waste their vote on may and i am the next president of the united states. based on my resume, there is nothing to suggest that i could not do the job but thati would do a good job at it. host: richard from new york, republican, thank you for waiting. caller: i appreciate what you did with...
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he has to win both of those states. he really does, romney does. so that's why i think this vice presidential pick and how he goes could impact that. >> when was the last time a vice presidential pick -- >> 1950. >> there was a column in the "wall street journal" last week on the very topic. >> you believe robert carroll's new book, he carried the state because he stole it. separate question. >> what else is new? >> as a texas practitioner -- >> 48 votes in the 48 primary, you think that was an actual majority, forget it. >> other 1960 -- >> and rahm emanuel is running chicago. >> we'll get to chicago. >> when did a vice presidential candidate really make a difference and carry a state, joe? >> well, i mean i think that is -- i'm saying i think that is going into their thinking. it's clearly looking at who they're looking at. it could -- >> and i was the one that is skeptical. look, all the data show that the average vice presidential candidate has a less than a half i point on the national vote and generally a 2% increase in the vote in their home
he has to win both of those states. he really does, romney does. so that's why i think this vice presidential pick and how he goes could impact that. >> when was the last time a vice presidential pick -- >> 1950. >> there was a column in the "wall street journal" last week on the very topic. >> you believe robert carroll's new book, he carried the state because he stole it. separate question. >> what else is new? >> as a texas practitioner --...
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romney doing well in both states. you have the inside, they think it will be a split decision. >> we're hearing from a couple of people. it sounds like the alabama numbers -- there was an early wave that broke on drudge report. alabama is likely to go to santorum and romney is a close second. newt is not in for a good night. we will see if newt gingrich does not follow with a win. he put out to a very -- put out a very busy schedule. >> you are mentioning the website that dare not speak its name. the drudge report. the exit polls which often get leak don drudge and everyone who is a political journalist knows about capriotes that should come with those. they drive coverage in a big way. you can see it in the early coverage that the networks have. we watched you guys another -- the other day participating in the newscast. >> we appreciate it. >> the tone early in the evening was quite markedly different than the other. it is an interesting phenomenon. we're so starved for information early in the evening that we will b
romney doing well in both states. you have the inside, they think it will be a split decision. >> we're hearing from a couple of people. it sounds like the alabama numbers -- there was an early wave that broke on drudge report. alabama is likely to go to santorum and romney is a close second. newt is not in for a good night. we will see if newt gingrich does not follow with a win. he put out to a very -- put out a very busy schedule. >> you are mentioning the website that dare not...
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santorum wins one state, and and at romney wins the other. what does it mean that? guest: i think the question is what that would mean for newt gingrich, who has given mixed signals. there has been a last hurrah quality people have bred into man in his campaign. he has said it that he fully intends to go on to tampa and a matter what happens this coming week. whether he stays in the campaign or not, if he does not perform pretty well, and a good performance would have to be probably be winning in alabama and coming close in mississippi, then whether he stays in eleonore not, gingrich begins to receive and it becomes a long, drawn-out battle between the one remaining viable conservative challenger and mitt romney. you know, looking at the calendar, you get past these two states this coming weekend the next big clump of votes is burgeron into april, mostly a lot of northeastern states. if romney can come out of this thing on tuesday with at least a partial win with some delegates to say that he is continuing that long march, he is not winning pretty, but he is moving
santorum wins one state, and and at romney wins the other. what does it mean that? guest: i think the question is what that would mean for newt gingrich, who has given mixed signals. there has been a last hurrah quality people have bred into man in his campaign. he has said it that he fully intends to go on to tampa and a matter what happens this coming week. whether he stays in the campaign or not, if he does not perform pretty well, and a good performance would have to be probably be winning...
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over the last couple of decades, that state has been growing like crazy. it is one of the fastest-growing states. your people moving from moderate states into texas. the combination of those two factors, the growing latino vote, and the growing number of people who come from more moderate places, that is going to change the state in the next six to eight years. >> by 2020 at the latest. >> yes, i would say so. >> you told me in an interview that latinos have one of the lowest voting patterns in the country. how do you reverse that? you said they are 25 times less likely to vote? >> yes, there was a fascinating statistic today that in california, their boat had a 10% less of a rate than the rate of the mainstream voters. in texas, it is 25% less. even latinos in a latina stake you wonder what in the world is going on. >> how do you change that? >> i think you change that through the old fashioned order registration drives, voter turnout drives. we're talking about this offline and there was a point about unionization. there is less unionization in texas. th
over the last couple of decades, that state has been growing like crazy. it is one of the fastest-growing states. your people moving from moderate states into texas. the combination of those two factors, the growing latino vote, and the growing number of people who come from more moderate places, that is going to change the state in the next six to eight years. >> by 2020 at the latest. >> yes, i would say so. >> you told me in an interview that latinos have one of the lowest...
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some states will have to consider it. i do not think it is there a. >> will just a two more questions. >> some of the ways it mitt romney tried to disavow what he did in massachusetts, and that it would not be the right thing for the nation, from an economic perspective, is there any reason why the massachusetts approach would not scale nationwide? >> no. [laughter] [applause] basically, mr. romney had a choice of three things could have done. he could have done what newt gingrich did. the second is the cadet said it was the right thing to do and it was a great idea. he try to do it. to do so, he told a couple of disingenuous things. we do not have to raise taxes. the feds pay for our bill. it is pretty cheap to try to argue that. then he said it is not right for the rest of the country. he never said why. he just said a man or for the rest of the country. that is not a reason. it does work for the rest of the country except for the fact you have to agree with that. i was just being disingenuous. >> in seattle, we estimat
some states will have to consider it. i do not think it is there a. >> will just a two more questions. >> some of the ways it mitt romney tried to disavow what he did in massachusetts, and that it would not be the right thing for the nation, from an economic perspective, is there any reason why the massachusetts approach would not scale nationwide? >> no. [laughter] [applause] basically, mr. romney had a choice of three things could have done. he could have done what newt...
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romney has a much bigger crowd, how do you overcome that? >> i don't think you get much bigger crowds than that. are we breaking through as we pick up that momentum, people are listening to the message. as far as i can tell, they are citing -- signing on. that is a pretty good return on the investment we have made in this state. what you were saying about manufacturing, about what this party needs to do on that issue going forward, the think that is an omission from the rhetorical emphasis? >> what i did as governor, you will not find any other person in the race that expanded the economic performance and took the state to #one. the senator did not do that, governor romney did not do that. i have lived in manufacturing powerhouses and i can identify the opportunity that this nation has going forward to win back the loss of manufacturing investment. you have to have the right policy places to do that. but yout pick winners, can create a hospitable environment. i delivered a flat tax, people talk about ai di andd i -- it and i did it. it broug
romney has a much bigger crowd, how do you overcome that? >> i don't think you get much bigger crowds than that. are we breaking through as we pick up that momentum, people are listening to the message. as far as i can tell, they are citing -- signing on. that is a pretty good return on the investment we have made in this state. what you were saying about manufacturing, about what this party needs to do on that issue going forward, the think that is an omission from the rhetorical...
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mitt romney now wants a larger role for the united states in syria. he would like to see as helping and working with others to supply rebels with arms. what should we do about syria and what american involvement and intervention would you support to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. >> what he is a link to his own people is terrible. it has to stop. he has to go. in iran, what is critical is they are not permitted to develop nuclear weapons. they are a danger to the region, our ally israel, and they are a danger to the entire world. with a nuclear iran, we not only have the risks of more terrorists getting access to nuclear weapons, more people in the region one nuclear weapons, it is destabilizing to the world. it means the whole world has an interest in making sure that they do not develop nuclear weapons. that is why i support the approach that has been used by president obama. that is he takes nothing off the table when he goes in. but he comes in and tries to work with other countries in order to bring pressure, in order, in this cas
mitt romney now wants a larger role for the united states in syria. he would like to see as helping and working with others to supply rebels with arms. what should we do about syria and what american involvement and intervention would you support to prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon. >> what he is a link to his own people is terrible. it has to stop. he has to go. in iran, what is critical is they are not permitted to develop nuclear weapons. they are a danger to the region,...
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that is why we must elect mitt romney as the next president of the united states. [applause] and, your wonderful governor, bob mcdonnell, is doing everything within his power in the state of virginia to make sure that virginia becomes an energy producing state, a state that stand strong on national defense, and governor bob mcdonnell deserves every amount of applause and appreciation that we can give him today. please welcome your governor, bob mcdonnell. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, congresswoman bachmann. thank you. good afternoon. [applause] for those of you not from here, welcome to the most friendly state in america, the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] welcome to the state with the lowest unemployment rate in the south. [applause] as good as it is, imagine how much better we will be off with president mitt romney. [applause] let me just say thank you for all the leadership and energy you brought on the campaign trail and for your endorsement of mitt romney today. it means amount -- it means a lot for his campaign. t
that is why we must elect mitt romney as the next president of the united states. [applause] and, your wonderful governor, bob mcdonnell, is doing everything within his power in the state of virginia to make sure that virginia becomes an energy producing state, a state that stand strong on national defense, and governor bob mcdonnell deserves every amount of applause and appreciation that we can give him today. please welcome your governor, bob mcdonnell. [applause] >> thank you. thank...
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what romney not consider him because he supported yourself? the media narrative is that republicans don't want to compromise on taxes, but the system is already effectively progressive, according to the cbo. reform would result in more revenues and rate increases. the democrats had 60 in the senate in 2009, unlike the republicans from 2000 to 2006, who had an average of only 52. the democrats chose not to pass tax reform. only getting a $40 billion of tax increases would not increase the deficit, because they would redirect that to more spending. host: beginning with j.c. watts. guest: j.c. watts is a terrific person. great congressman, great all- american football player, terrific preacher. great private sector business today. he is certainly somebody you would want a thing about as a great talent. i don't think he would think of themselves right now as being in the running for the vice- presidential nomination. on taxes, i have a very simple principle. this country is overspent, not under-taxed. i am deeply opposed to giving washington any m
what romney not consider him because he supported yourself? the media narrative is that republicans don't want to compromise on taxes, but the system is already effectively progressive, according to the cbo. reform would result in more revenues and rate increases. the democrats had 60 in the senate in 2009, unlike the republicans from 2000 to 2006, who had an average of only 52. the democrats chose not to pass tax reform. only getting a $40 billion of tax increases would not increase the...
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the next day at a candidates' debate in north carolina, the mitt romney stated that he would repeal obama care via reconciliation if he had the opportunity. i'm very condensed that the government is committed to repeal a obama care. we have to do the hard work of giving him a republican senate. >> i am not convinced. dumpingn't -- i'm not on governor romney. the president has been very duplicitous about -- against health care reform. what would impress me from governor romney is if he said his first act as president would be to resell the irs rule that tries to rewrite the obama health law by issuing tax credits and cost sharing subsidies in a federal exchange and there by taxing employers who would otherwise be exempt -- the irs has issued a rule without congressional authority that taxes employers and spit -- and could potentially spend hundreds of billions of dollars without congressional authority all to save the obama care. >> the campaign is well aware of your excellent work in this area. [laughter] >> that would be an impressive signal that the governor is committed to getting rid
the next day at a candidates' debate in north carolina, the mitt romney stated that he would repeal obama care via reconciliation if he had the opportunity. i'm very condensed that the government is committed to repeal a obama care. we have to do the hard work of giving him a republican senate. >> i am not convinced. dumpingn't -- i'm not on governor romney. the president has been very duplicitous about -- against health care reform. what would impress me from governor romney is if he...
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romney believes he'll win at least five of the 10 states. as maggie pointed out in her 10 things to watch this morning, will romney win six states in that's what we don't know. the two states that we don't really know are tennessee and oklahoma. those both close at 8:00. if rick santorum is going to win tonight, it'll be in tennessee or oklahoma. and the early exit poll data looks strong for him in tennessee and oklahoma. look at these figures on evangelical voters tonight. evangelical voters in oklahoma, 75%, evangelical vetters in tennessee, 70%. georgia, 66%. ohio, where romney is strong, less than half. so that shows that the other guys just didn't have the opportunity there that they did in the other states. >> especially for the c-span audience, mike allen is in our newsroom, downstairs, we're upstairs, our sister station here at a.c.c., we're working with them in their studio, mike is down tears where politico headquarters is, we have about 150 different people involved in the edtorial processes, write, editing, gathering information.
romney believes he'll win at least five of the 10 states. as maggie pointed out in her 10 things to watch this morning, will romney win six states in that's what we don't know. the two states that we don't really know are tennessee and oklahoma. those both close at 8:00. if rick santorum is going to win tonight, it'll be in tennessee or oklahoma. and the early exit poll data looks strong for him in tennessee and oklahoma. look at these figures on evangelical voters tonight. evangelical voters...
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are you ready to elect mitt romney president of the united states? [applause] i want to give you to messages before i make the introduction of ours featured speaker and 1 messages this. i grew up in a meat packing town and my dad for much of his life was a truck driver and my mom was a homemaker. she passed away when i was young and might that -- and i saw the concerns about unemployment and job loss. one of the challenges for the next president is to make sure we've got a country that does this things that encourages job growth in america, not discourage it. when you ask people around this country run small and medium- sized businesses as mitt romney does every day, what can we do to make it more likely you will grow jobs, do you know what they will say? they say get the government off my back. [applause] some talk about taxes. some talk about regulation. some talk about energy, but it's the same message. the person who understands that, not based on a lifetime in washington d.c., not based on a lifetime in politics, but based on the hard work of st
are you ready to elect mitt romney president of the united states? [applause] i want to give you to messages before i make the introduction of ours featured speaker and 1 messages this. i grew up in a meat packing town and my dad for much of his life was a truck driver and my mom was a homemaker. she passed away when i was young and might that -- and i saw the concerns about unemployment and job loss. one of the challenges for the next president is to make sure we've got a country that does...
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also, on the emigration decision, mitt romney had these remarks. today's decision underscores the need for a president who will lead on this issue to pursue a national immigration strategy. president obama has failed. i believe that each state has a duty and the right to pursue our borders, particularly when the federal government has failed to meet its responsibilities. as candid it obama he promised, but we're still waiting. go on line where we have set up a session where you can post your comments. go to facebook.com/cspan. thursday, they are expected to release the results of the health-care law. the republican u.s. senate candidates are having a july 31 runoff after neither can it received 50% of the vote. the lieutenant governor faced off in their first debate on friday in a dallas. mr. cruz is a report by sir palin, ron paul, and rick santorum. this is about one hour. >> i believe the republican party is based on fiscal responsibility, less intrusion in your private life. >> i want to see somebody with some backbone. somebody with some spine
also, on the emigration decision, mitt romney had these remarks. today's decision underscores the need for a president who will lead on this issue to pursue a national immigration strategy. president obama has failed. i believe that each state has a duty and the right to pursue our borders, particularly when the federal government has failed to meet its responsibilities. as candid it obama he promised, but we're still waiting. go on line where we have set up a session where you can post your...
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howhat makes a swing state? how did you become a swing state? it is very exciting. i have covered u.s. presidential elections in the past, but never from the start to the end. will be in tampa and falling mitt romney right until election day. and maybe even beyond. he was working with the network part to its launch, since december 2005. it went on the air in 2006. let's take another call from john in baltimore, md. al jazeera follow through my iphone. i want to thank you for that. i have two questions for you about access in the middle east. my first question is regarding .he revolution in sierrsyria how much reaction you get in israel? guest: access is difficult and syria. we are banned by the government. they don't like people go into places and holding up a mirror to what is happening there. but we have built up a network of people that we know and that we trust and they continue to feed us with a lot of material through videophones, through video cameras, putting it on youtube board depositary where you can send social media. despite the restrictions, we have be
howhat makes a swing state? how did you become a swing state? it is very exciting. i have covered u.s. presidential elections in the past, but never from the start to the end. will be in tampa and falling mitt romney right until election day. and maybe even beyond. he was working with the network part to its launch, since december 2005. it went on the air in 2006. let's take another call from john in baltimore, md. al jazeera follow through my iphone. i want to thank you for that. i have two...
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states. [applause] we have a job to do, friends. and you know what? we have a lot of people who need jobs. we have got a big choice ahead of us. the question is, are we going to stick with four more years of the same? no. are we going to have a country in debt, in doubt, and in decline or are we going to do what we need to do to get people back to work to fix the mess in washington and get this country back on the right track? [applause] we want to earn your support. we want to deserve victory. here is the problem -- president obama and too many politicians like him in washington, there are more worried about their next election than they are worried about the next generation. [applause] we need leadership. you have markair -- he's a great leader. reelect him -- you have mark here. we have of entrepreneurs here that built this country. john phillips, eight you are here. you built this business. government doesn't get the credit for that. the president gave a big speech last night. [booing] ju
states. [applause] we have a job to do, friends. and you know what? we have a lot of people who need jobs. we have got a big choice ahead of us. the question is, are we going to stick with four more years of the same? no. are we going to have a country in debt, in doubt, and in decline or are we going to do what we need to do to get people back to work to fix the mess in washington and get this country back on the right track? [applause] we want to earn your support. we want to deserve victory....
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we will not let him because we romney be the next president of the united states. mitt romney. >> wow, that is quite a guy. isn't that something? romney, ryan, romney, ryan, there we go. senator or rand paul, thank you for being here. and you are a great senator. robert portman, he has campaigned for me all over the country. do you know what he does put he plays barack obama. he placed them well. i want to kick him out of the room or something. he is so good. he does not convince me. he said, "you beat me again." he likes my arguments better. he knows they are right. lee greenwood, where is he? there he is, right there, brought to be an american. thank you. thank you one more time. he said it right. i am proud to be here with so many who served our country. what a contribution that makes to our country. i have been with the base, met with leaders there. how many veterans are here? will you raise your hands? look at that. i love one of our national mns. thank you to our veterans. if i am president, -- when i am president of the united states, i will not cut our mili
we will not let him because we romney be the next president of the united states. mitt romney. >> wow, that is quite a guy. isn't that something? romney, ryan, romney, ryan, there we go. senator or rand paul, thank you for being here. and you are a great senator. robert portman, he has campaigned for me all over the country. do you know what he does put he plays barack obama. he placed them well. i want to kick him out of the room or something. he is so good. he does not convince me. he...
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but i heard mitt romney say states' rights. is it the right of the state to come into the cities to overthrow the local municipalities? if that is big government, small government -- i do not know. is it controlled government? i think the citizens have a right to control their own destiny in their own city. this is on the ballot in november and i am telling everybody in michigan to vote it down. we do not need dictatorship. host: thank you so much. that is on at the role of government in relation to the city and the federal government. this comes from twitter -- >> debate news. more than 67 million people watched the first presidential debate of this election cycle. more than 50 million people watched the first presidential debate four years ago. about 12 million of the 67 million you watched president obama square off against mitt romney worked in the ages of 18 to 34. nearly 31 million or 55 years or older. fox news channel average from a 10.4 million viewers. a big improvement from four years ago. cnn, about 6.1 million view
but i heard mitt romney say states' rights. is it the right of the state to come into the cities to overthrow the local municipalities? if that is big government, small government -- i do not know. is it controlled government? i think the citizens have a right to control their own destiny in their own city. this is on the ballot in november and i am telling everybody in michigan to vote it down. we do not need dictatorship. host: thank you so much. that is on at the role of government in...
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my wife knows ann romney and swears by her and his boys. i asked rick santorum if he was with him. he said 102%. someone said i am so sorry you dropped out. he said if i can come to romney, you can come to romney. [applause] tonight think about the future? i know the best way you are encouraged to think about the future is to think about your children and grandchildren. think about some of our other progeny's out there. think of chris christie. mark rubio. nikki haley. i think of paul ryan who used to carry my books. [applause] it is all true. now i say, i know paul ryan. i know paul ryan. [laughter] we hiked last year in colorado. i think i was that close to getting him to run. i ran out of steam and he went ahead and that was it. i lost the argument. we have a great bench. i only mention the third of them. we have a lot of people coming along in the conservative movement. i am very optimistic. the other thing is one of the great blessings of my life. i have had the opportunity to write a three volume history of america. i wrote it because our major problem -- remember i am the se
my wife knows ann romney and swears by her and his boys. i asked rick santorum if he was with him. he said 102%. someone said i am so sorry you dropped out. he said if i can come to romney, you can come to romney. [applause] tonight think about the future? i know the best way you are encouraged to think about the future is to think about your children and grandchildren. think about some of our other progeny's out there. think of chris christie. mark rubio. nikki haley. i think of paul ryan who...
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that is to make sure that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states of america and new hampshire is the state that will catapult him on to victory in a very -- a period of time. that is why i am here. [applause] >> yeah! >> i would also like to thank all of you for your involvement in this political process. for your investigation and examination of the candidates. there are so many jokes. a guy was running and said, what you think about -- for president? and he said, i do not know. i only met him twice. those are true. you are here. some of you have not committed yet. i hope the end of this appearance and you watch this romney campaigned throughout the state, that we will get an overwhelming vote that will catapult this candidate to the white house. can i say, thank you governor for all that you do. that old joke of mind about it two inmates in the state prison and one turn to the other and said, food was a lot better in here when you were governor. [laughter] any way. [laughter] some states you cannot tell that joke in. [laughter] can i also say how proud i am of
that is to make sure that we make mitt romney the next president of the united states of america and new hampshire is the state that will catapult him on to victory in a very -- a period of time. that is why i am here. [applause] >> yeah! >> i would also like to thank all of you for your involvement in this political process. for your investigation and examination of the candidates. there are so many jokes. a guy was running and said, what you think about -- for president? and he...
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[cheers and applause] please join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, mitt romney and his wife. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. how many students are from tri- city christian? thank you for letting me use your school. i brought a friend with me. when i was in high school, there was a sophomore in the frewho was very attractive. i went to a party and she came with someone else. i went to the guy that she came with and i said i live closer to her than you do. can i give her a ride home for you? [laughter] we have been going steady ever since. my girlfriend, anne romney. [cheers and applause] >> hi. i love seeing so many students. you are wearing the school shirt and integrate. you better watch out. whoever you date and high school you may end up marion. we have been married for 32 years and have five married sons and 16 grandchildren. i will tell you the greatest joy i have is being a grandmother. the best part of it is watching my grandchildren misbehave. i get the biggest kick out of its. i think the boys deserve every minute of stress. it is great to have had
[cheers and applause] please join me in welcoming the next president of the united states, mitt romney and his wife. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. how many students are from tri- city christian? thank you for letting me use your school. i brought a friend with me. when i was in high school, there was a sophomore in the frewho was very attractive. i went to a party and she came with someone else. i went to the guy that she came with and i said i live closer to her than you do. can i...
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"bostont's go to the globe" paper from mitt romney's home state. host: on twitter -- romney is no different than obama. the democrats' line from memphis, tennessee. caller: i hear a lot of people calling and that support ron paul. i voted for obama and i'm going to keep voting for obama. republicans don't care anything about poor people. they are racist and want to end of government programs that help poor people. that aid to the christian way. >host: we're going to talk later with it have a smiley and cornell west. acclaim no one is talking about poverty. caller: i have been watching politics since i was 16. obama put the health care plan out there so he can assure poor people. if you are against poor people having no health care, that's not being a good american. it's sad. scott in's go to michigan, detroit, the republican line. caller: mitt romney to me is a great person and he stands up for everything i believe in. his father was governor of michigan and i believe in everything he has to stand for. caller: i would like to say the only one in th
"bostont's go to the globe" paper from mitt romney's home state. host: on twitter -- romney is no different than obama. the democrats' line from memphis, tennessee. caller: i hear a lot of people calling and that support ron paul. i voted for obama and i'm going to keep voting for obama. republicans don't care anything about poor people. they are racist and want to end of government programs that help poor people. that aid to the christian way. >host: we're going to talk later with...
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voter i.d., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> so, i do not think it goes too far to demand the civil rights division gives close and careful scrutiny to any voting changes likely to disenfranchise voters. there is a strategy to disenfranchise voters for partisan, political purposes, and it is the most widespread campaign since the jim crow era. if civil-rights laws mean anything, and i know not all members voted to extend the voting rights act, we have an obligation. to many americans have given their lives for us to allow it to be taken away. the police must use all the tools available to make communities safe. i can report that new york's finest does an outstanding job, but they must obey the law and the constitution and respect the rights of the communities they are sworn to serve. policies seem to crossed the line. the vast majority of individuals are stopped when done nothing wrong are sent on their way. these are disproportionate for communities of color, who fear they are under siege radin being protected. the settlement was ann
voter i.d., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> so, i do not think it goes too far to demand the civil rights division gives close and careful scrutiny to any voting changes likely to disenfranchise voters. there is a strategy to disenfranchise voters for partisan, political purposes, and it is the most widespread campaign since the jim crow era. if civil-rights laws mean anything, and i know not all members voted to extend the voting rights...
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jobs and business when they were governors of their state. gov. romney served in the private sector with what he is unable to accomplish, running the olympics and so forth. i think all of them have a good u.n. it comes to spending. they understand you cannot spend more than you bring in. they had to govern that way by statute or constitution. that is the kind of leadership you need. this demonstration things you are their piggy bank. -- this is administration thinks you are their piggy bank. that is the wrong approach. i think it is flat immoral that this debt is running up. some of us with a little gray hair are passing on to your kids and grandkids. moody's, as you know, downgraded the federal government. s&p downgraded about eight european countries, starting with france and portugal. this is what is unfortunately happening in the west -- we have lost this basic understanding of fiscal responsibility. most american families and every small business gets you have to live within your means and set priorities and balance your budget. that is why i
jobs and business when they were governors of their state. gov. romney served in the private sector with what he is unable to accomplish, running the olympics and so forth. i think all of them have a good u.n. it comes to spending. they understand you cannot spend more than you bring in. they had to govern that way by statute or constitution. that is the kind of leadership you need. this demonstration things you are their piggy bank. -- this is administration thinks you are their piggy bank....
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as far as romney's ideas, he said a lot of stuff about his changes he made to the state. the national stage will be a different idea and something that is a little far-fetched right now. >> to see a drop. they've both held their composure. they both made their points. mr. romney did look a little frustrated a few times. i likened him to a pit bull on a beach trying to get loose. he did make his points. i agree with him on bayous. the democratic party -- i do not agree with their bad uses some. >> looking at the body language on the guys, it felt like they were full of crap. they keep avoiding the real issues. >> i have a visceral reaction tonight. the whole time romney was talking, i would say how? how? he wanted to say how he would do this stuff. he did not tell us how. it was extremely frustrating. >> obama did not mention anything about china. he skirted a lot of the questions. he was never direct and to the point. he was already -- always tried to attack mitt. mitt seem to be confident. i believe mitt said it every other time. number one i did this, number 2 we are do
as far as romney's ideas, he said a lot of stuff about his changes he made to the state. the national stage will be a different idea and something that is a little far-fetched right now. >> to see a drop. they've both held their composure. they both made their points. mr. romney did look a little frustrated a few times. i likened him to a pit bull on a beach trying to get loose. he did make his points. i agree with him on bayous. the democratic party -- i do not agree with their bad uses...
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was he supposed to come out and act ugly as president of the united states, when romney took it over with all the lies he has been telling? host: thank you for your call. you saw the president on stage at the oval at ohio state university. the c-span campaign 2012 bus has been touring the state. we did "the washington journal" from ohio state univ. earlier this week. we spent a lot of time talking to students on their views on politics. here are a couple of them, with video tweets. [video clip] >> i was most influenced by my dad. we like to talk about politics, watch the debates, and talk through them. and the >> i am concerned about supreme court -- >> i am the most concerned about supreme court nominations. i am worried about breaux -- roe v. wade. >> i learned a lot from the teacher of my h-p history class. i really admired him. >> if there is something to help us with our loans, i do not know. that is important to me. host: you can see more video online. a couple of use of ohio. this is from "politico." they say ohio is obama country. the president's spokeswoman says -- another v
was he supposed to come out and act ugly as president of the united states, when romney took it over with all the lies he has been telling? host: thank you for your call. you saw the president on stage at the oval at ohio state university. the c-span campaign 2012 bus has been touring the state. we did "the washington journal" from ohio state univ. earlier this week. we spent a lot of time talking to students on their views on politics. here are a couple of them, with video tweets....
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it means that governor romney talked about medicaid and how we could send it back to the states, but effectively this means a 30% cut in the primary program we help for seniors who are in nursing homes, for kids who are with disabilities. >> mr. president, i'm sorry. >> that is not right strategy for us to move forward. >> governor, what about simpson- bowles? do you support simpson-bowles? >> simpson-bowles, the president should have grabbed that. >> no, i mean, do you support since the bulls? >> i have my own plan is not the same as simpson-bowles bid but the president should have grabbed it. if you wanted to make some adjustments to it, take it to congress -- >> that's what we have done. >> you've been president for four years. you said you'd cut the deficit in half. it's now four years later. we still have trillion dollar deficits. the cbo says we'll have a trillion dollar deficit each of the next four years. i love this idea of $4 trillion in cuts. you found $4 trillion ways to reduce or get close to a balanced budget, except we still show trillion dollar deficits every year. le
it means that governor romney talked about medicaid and how we could send it back to the states, but effectively this means a 30% cut in the primary program we help for seniors who are in nursing homes, for kids who are with disabilities. >> mr. president, i'm sorry. >> that is not right strategy for us to move forward. >> governor, what about simpson- bowles? do you support simpson-bowles? >> simpson-bowles, the president should have grabbed that. >> no, i mean,...
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tonight, we stand up for mitt romney as the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] and together -- [cheers and applause] and together, everybody, together, we will stand up once again for american greatness for our children and grandchildren. god bless you and god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> that of course was the new jersey gov., chris christie giving the 40th addressed at the 2012 national convention. a live picture of the outside of the tampa bay forums where the convention is being held. it is on one of the harbors here in downtown tampa. we want to take your calls. we want to continue to take your calls as we are live the this afternoon. the numbers are up on your screen. for democrats -- independents -- if you would also like to make a comment on our facebook page, that is that 24/7. go to facebook.com/cspan and make a comment. here are some we of already received. japan says what freedoms have been lost in the past four years? do you really think this group of clowns really wants to get the debt under control. >> francis says
tonight, we stand up for mitt romney as the next president of the united states. [cheers and applause] and together -- [cheers and applause] and together, everybody, together, we will stand up once again for american greatness for our children and grandchildren. god bless you and god bless america. [cheers and applause] >> that of course was the new jersey gov., chris christie giving the 40th addressed at the 2012 national convention. a live picture of the outside of the tampa bay forums...
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>guest: she had a very strong feelings about mitt romney and you know what that's called? as called a negative ad. that someone using their first amendment rights and policing their opinion about politics. we can have a discussion about the state of american politics and we can have a state -- we can have a discussion about quality of our political leaders and people can agree or disagree about it. but the notion political advertising is especially venal and different in terms of its content or town or volume, the speeches we have by members of congress, the talking points members of congress and president's press people say and the campaign cost press people say is part and parcel of political rhetoric in the united states. we can have a discussion whether it is good or bad but to just focus on advertising is a little bit unfair. host: we have this common front- runner -- -- this comment from a twitter. guest: at the risk of being repetitive, this is the point i have made on the show before -- should it campaigns be positive ads? if they want to. but often, the positive a
>guest: she had a very strong feelings about mitt romney and you know what that's called? as called a negative ad. that someone using their first amendment rights and policing their opinion about politics. we can have a discussion about the state of american politics and we can have a state -- we can have a discussion about quality of our political leaders and people can agree or disagree about it. but the notion political advertising is especially venal and different in terms of its content...
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host: brett in washington state has this to say. we all know mitt romney will win. as far as i am concerned, this is a big waste of time, money, and energy. just think of all the good use these millions, possibly billions, of dollars could do is put to use in a responsible way. kathleen in indiana is a democrat. next calller. caller: good morning. it is pretty laughable that there are people out there that think mitt romney, a money bag, is it. he is nothing more than two- faced, phony baloney. he reminds me of an aluminum siding salesman that is trying to sell you aluminum to cover your brick house. he has no soul. host: since you are a democrat, what do you dig of the primary field? caller: that is why mitt romney is the darling because he is in a field what a bunch of dopes. i am hearing all this talk about president obama is this and that. i used to be a republican until i voted in the last election. i was one of those more for me, none for you. like mitt romney is. if you notice the breakdown of the primaries, you notice where most of his voters came from, the
host: brett in washington state has this to say. we all know mitt romney will win. as far as i am concerned, this is a big waste of time, money, and energy. just think of all the good use these millions, possibly billions, of dollars could do is put to use in a responsible way. kathleen in indiana is a democrat. next calller. caller: good morning. it is pretty laughable that there are people out there that think mitt romney, a money bag, is it. he is nothing more than two- faced, phony baloney....
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the fact that governor romney opposed that action is kind of a defining debate in that state. for that reason, among others, i feel good about ohio. we have been had consistently. we're going to fight very hard for it. i think he is in real jeopardy there. >> whether or not he repeated in virginia depends on what? >> whether we get more votes. [laughter] what else do you need to know? [laughter] you know, i think virginia is going to be very close. virginia is closed now. i think it will continue to be close. a closely-divided state. we want to run our numbers up in northern virginia. i think the positions that governor romney has taken on issues like contraception is motivational for voters in that area. virginia is a state that prizes education. you know, the governor stressed education. that was the key to va's economic reform which has been very good. so i think they would appreciate a president that believes education has to be at the core of our economic strategy, and that is going to help us in that state. but there's no doubt, they're called battleground states for a r
the fact that governor romney opposed that action is kind of a defining debate in that state. for that reason, among others, i feel good about ohio. we have been had consistently. we're going to fight very hard for it. i think he is in real jeopardy there. >> whether or not he repeated in virginia depends on what? >> whether we get more votes. [laughter] what else do you need to know? [laughter] you know, i think virginia is going to be very close. virginia is closed now. i think it...
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we need to make sure we make investments right here in the united states. while mitt romney and paul ryan might join the global race to the bottom where we pursue cheap labor costs where we can find them, and outsourcing that put our economy at risk, while cutting back on infrastructure and investment, we have been making investments in areas that will create the jobs of the future here in the united states. look at renewable energy. we have doubled renewable energy production in this administration. all we have heard from mitt romney and paul ryan is how they would cut funding in that area. when the president granted rescue loans to the auto industry he attached it to a restructuring plan that is allowing detroit to produce the cars of the future right here in the united states and use in manufacturing reborn the use in manufacturing reborn. -- use in manufacturing reborn. how will we win the race to the top is the real question to create sustainable jobs for the middle class including recent graduates, and we believe that requires both investments and bal
we need to make sure we make investments right here in the united states. while mitt romney and paul ryan might join the global race to the bottom where we pursue cheap labor costs where we can find them, and outsourcing that put our economy at risk, while cutting back on infrastructure and investment, we have been making investments in areas that will create the jobs of the future here in the united states. look at renewable energy. we have doubled renewable energy production in this...
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state after state. so let's talk about jobs. president obama has helped create 4.5 million private- sector jobs in our country since he took office. mitt romney says he will create jobs, but in what country where he has money on deposit will that actually be done? in connecticut kumqua, we are expanding at voting rights and making it easier for people to register to vote and to vote. the republican governors in states that they control have taken 19 states, they have engaged in a systemic effort to disenfranchise millions of african-americans, hispanics, and senior citizens, as they try to undermine the fairness of this election. now let's talk about women's rights, and this is personal. my wife ran a rape crisis center for 11 years. the republicans want to take away all woman's right to choose, even if she is a rape victim. that is in their platform. that is what they believe. put it this way, that is why there are three reasons that everyone should vote for barack obama over mitt romney. your sister,
state after state. so let's talk about jobs. president obama has helped create 4.5 million private- sector jobs in our country since he took office. mitt romney says he will create jobs, but in what country where he has money on deposit will that actually be done? in connecticut kumqua, we are expanding at voting rights and making it easier for people to register to vote and to vote. the republican governors in states that they control have taken 19 states, they have engaged in a systemic...
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governor romney is going to come out for a much more pro market shifting power to the states, opening up public lands. one of the key issues is the epa. that is really where the power lies in this whole issue. states like pennsylvania and ohio are a bunch of new oil- producing states. the political calculus will change domestically. but i think in the end, one of the president's regular tat lines is he really does not like the oil industry. i think that is fair to say and he was to tax it more. it is a target. there is a danger with some congressmen -- what could screw this whole thing up its infrastructure. and the lack of infrastructure. whether it is using a regulation or not changing legislation, i think there is a chance for this thing to be stymied. it could come from washington. although it was initiated by the market. >> john, do you agree this potentially cut against obama even though this has happened on his watch whether he has had anything to do with it or not. >> the politics of energy are hugely important in the national dialogue. it will be a major discussion factor as
governor romney is going to come out for a much more pro market shifting power to the states, opening up public lands. one of the key issues is the epa. that is really where the power lies in this whole issue. states like pennsylvania and ohio are a bunch of new oil- producing states. the political calculus will change domestically. but i think in the end, one of the president's regular tat lines is he really does not like the oil industry. i think that is fair to say and he was to tax it more....
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[applause] unlike governor romney, i want to close the outsourcing loophole in our tax code. i want to give tax breaks to companies who create jobs and manufacturing here in new hampshire, here in the united states of america. [applause.] but what's important to understand is governor romney's commitment to outsourcing is not just part of his record, it's part of an overall economic vision that he and republicans in congress want to implement if they win this election. >> hell, no! [laughter and applause.] >> and, look, their plan is pretty simple. it's been voted on in congress. it's right there on governor romney's website. first of all, they promise to roll back all kinds of regulation on banks and polluters and insurance companies and oil companies. >> booo -- >> so that's step number one. and then, second, they promise not only to keep all of the bush tax cuts in place -- not just the ones for the middle class, but for everybody, for the wealthiest americans -- but they also then want to add another $5 trillion in tax cuts on top of that, including a 25% tax cut for ever
[applause] unlike governor romney, i want to close the outsourcing loophole in our tax code. i want to give tax breaks to companies who create jobs and manufacturing here in new hampshire, here in the united states of america. [applause.] but what's important to understand is governor romney's commitment to outsourcing is not just part of his record, it's part of an overall economic vision that he and republicans in congress want to implement if they win this election. >> hell, no!...
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if you come from a liberal or moderate state and you're the head of that state, t to difficult to be labeled a conservative. so much to happens in that state has a liberal tone. the key is how did you stand for it? mitt romney had a record of hundreds of vetoes. i thought he did a good job of giving the hostile congress or state legislator he had to deal with. people talk about positions he has taken during the 1990's. i believe in the authenticity of his differences of opinions, especially in social issues, and i take him at his word. he is a downright decent guy. you have to deal with what you have to deal with. if we talk of the list of potential candidates people in the northeast or midwest, we are bisected america and that is not fair. i take him at his word. aside to new to the gingrich, rick santorum, -- as i do newt gingrich, rick santorum, and ron paul. host: al cardenas is the chairman of the american conservative union and the former florida republican party chairman. here is a story from "usa today." let's look at some of the numbers. 48% would go for mitt romney. 44 perc
if you come from a liberal or moderate state and you're the head of that state, t to difficult to be labeled a conservative. so much to happens in that state has a liberal tone. the key is how did you stand for it? mitt romney had a record of hundreds of vetoes. i thought he did a good job of giving the hostile congress or state legislator he had to deal with. people talk about positions he has taken during the 1990's. i believe in the authenticity of his differences of opinions, especially in...
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[unintelligible] i am sorry, i cannot quite hear you. >> mitt romney, you are a racist! >> it is appropriate for the present to express to the american people, that you he has come that he an important role in taking out osama bin laden. politicizing it and try to draw a distinction between himself and me was an inappropriate use of the important event that brought america together, which was the elimination of osama bin laden. the mayor and i had a nice chap this morning. we talked about progress that city is making. it is an extraordinary story about the number of murders that are down in the city. you have to look at what new york has done to this mayor and under mayor bloomberg and saying is this a remarkable place, doing a superb job. there are numbers that were surprising to me. he described the life expectancy of a new yorker is to three years longer than of an average america. -- american. that is something that most people would not recognize, but this is a great city. thanks, guys. thank you. >> may i ask you one question? >> i appeared with president obama whe
[unintelligible] i am sorry, i cannot quite hear you. >> mitt romney, you are a racist! >> it is appropriate for the present to express to the american people, that you he has come that he an important role in taking out osama bin laden. politicizing it and try to draw a distinction between himself and me was an inappropriate use of the important event that brought america together, which was the elimination of osama bin laden. the mayor and i had a nice chap this morning. we talked...
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that's not the statement mitt romney is giving ohio voters. the republican presidential nominee says things could be a lot better, but they are pretty sluggish. guest: things could be in better, but things are improving in the state of ohio and they have been. it's due to some of the things we have done in the state of ohio and some direction of the governor has provided. if you look at ohio versus the nation, we are doing better than the rest of the nation. the sluggish recovery still is taking place across the country. ohio is doing a little better than that. a lot of that goes to a credit to our governor and the work of our legislature. host: both of our guests are members of the ohio state legislature. we have a phone line set up for the buckeye state. guest: it grows on trees. guest: some people think it's a football team. in some parts of the stated grows even more. it has been used for i don't know how many years. host: they beat nebraska and that was a big win for ohio. guest: that was. host: jim is joining us from sunberry, ohio. call
that's not the statement mitt romney is giving ohio voters. the republican presidential nominee says things could be a lot better, but they are pretty sluggish. guest: things could be in better, but things are improving in the state of ohio and they have been. it's due to some of the things we have done in the state of ohio and some direction of the governor has provided. if you look at ohio versus the nation, we are doing better than the rest of the nation. the sluggish recovery still is...
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including a waiver to all 50 states. he believes there is a better way to get at the costs of health care through more transparency in competition and be able to help family is up for health care. huge differences. i think this will be an issue in the campaign. it relates to directly to a central issue, jobs. it is difficult to see the economy ticking off. >> [inaudible] >> i know governor romney has talked about this. he made the point that we are 50 states which are laboratories of democracy. it is different in some the at the federal versus state level. every state is different. it related to 8% of the massachusetts people that are uninsured. they're very different laws. one is federal level. -- state level. one is the federal level. this will be an important distinction between the candidates. for the boaters to have not made their minds of, they will carefully at the impact of this law if we do not change direction and replace it with something that works better. i hope that will be one of the considerations. >> mar
including a waiver to all 50 states. he believes there is a better way to get at the costs of health care through more transparency in competition and be able to help family is up for health care. huge differences. i think this will be an issue in the campaign. it relates to directly to a central issue, jobs. it is difficult to see the economy ticking off. >> [inaudible] >> i know governor romney has talked about this. he made the point that we are 50 states which are laboratories...
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of what he wants to do with foreign policy for the united states. he has talked a lot about military modernization and about maintaining the strength of our air force. i think he is right about that. president obama has a modern view of how it wants to use the military. he decided he would take us out of iraq and he would begin to draw down in afghanistan. he said most of the combat troops would be out in 2014. we have fought two major land wars simultaneously. i think president obama wants to avoid land wars if we can in the future and use the comparative advantage that we have and that is our air power and sea power. you see him do that in afghanistan and yemen and somalia and it has been effective. i think the strategy is a good one. host: we have about 20 minutes left with our guest. republican named rick. caller: the justification for taking out anwar al-awlaki. can you justify taking out his 16-year-old son at a dinner party with his friends? guest: that is a tough question. i'm not a lawyer. anwar al-awlaki was an american citizen but inside
of what he wants to do with foreign policy for the united states. he has talked a lot about military modernization and about maintaining the strength of our air force. i think he is right about that. president obama has a modern view of how it wants to use the military. he decided he would take us out of iraq and he would begin to draw down in afghanistan. he said most of the combat troops would be out in 2014. we have fought two major land wars simultaneously. i think president obama wants to...
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i do believe in mitt romney. host: who did you vote for in 2008? >caller: obama. i do not believe in obama out all. host: republican arizona? caller: i just heard the next president of the united states and i thought it was wonderful. i agree with the previous caller about how arrogant obama is. he kept calling him "mr. romney" and would not even call him governor. now we're doing this immigration thing today. they did it for the lesbians and gays. they're doing this for the hispanics. they could have done this in his first year, but they're really need to get people jobs. governor romney wants to give blacks and poor minorities the chance to go to good schools. the president, he was a community organizer, a state senator, and he would not put his kids in public schools but he wants to jam them down and brought else's throats. america, wake up. look at what republicans are offering. if you want to help minorities get out of welfare, let's get them to the schools that president obama said they could not go to. host: the administration announced they will no longer
i do believe in mitt romney. host: who did you vote for in 2008? >caller: obama. i do not believe in obama out all. host: republican arizona? caller: i just heard the next president of the united states and i thought it was wonderful. i agree with the previous caller about how arrogant obama is. he kept calling him "mr. romney" and would not even call him governor. now we're doing this immigration thing today. they did it for the lesbians and gays. they're doing this for the...
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the way we do that is elected mitt romney as next president of united states. [cheers and applause] president obama made a whole bunch of promises when he ran for president. and now we see a laundry list of broken promises. 23 million people are struggling to find work today. the unemployment rate in florida is 8.8%. foreclosures, house is under water, the highest poverty rate in a generation. half of all college graduates are either an unemployed or not working in the field they studied for. college graduates should not 20's in the and ir childhood bedroom is looking up there obama poster wondering when they can get on with their lives. the president was recently asked would you have done anything differently? he said, "i need to talk more and tell the american people story." he needs to do more talking and we need to do better listening? is that the idea? friends, we have suffered from a shortage of words from the white house. what is missing is real leadership in the white house. [cheers and applause] the question is this -- if we stick with the same leaders
the way we do that is elected mitt romney as next president of united states. [cheers and applause] president obama made a whole bunch of promises when he ran for president. and now we see a laundry list of broken promises. 23 million people are struggling to find work today. the unemployment rate in florida is 8.8%. foreclosures, house is under water, the highest poverty rate in a generation. half of all college graduates are either an unemployed or not working in the field they studied for....
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we can reverse this progress like governor romney wants to do, or we can build on it. unlike my opponent, i am not going to let the oil companies write our energy plan. i'm not going to let oil companies collect corporate welfare from our taxpayers. we have a better plan where we invest in wind and solar and farmers and scientists who are harnessing new biofuels to power our cars, where construction workers are building homes and factories that weighs less energy, and we are investing to get out 100-year supply of natural gas. we can create hundreds of thousands of jobs in nevada and all across the country, and cut oil imports in half by 2020. that is my plan. but you have got to vote if we are going to make it happen. i want to give more americans the chance to get a great education and get the skills they need to compete. that is the third part of my plan. education is the only reason i am standing here today. son of a single mom. it is the only reason michelle got a chance. the question is are we going to give that opportunity to everybody. right now there are milli
we can reverse this progress like governor romney wants to do, or we can build on it. unlike my opponent, i am not going to let the oil companies write our energy plan. i'm not going to let oil companies collect corporate welfare from our taxpayers. we have a better plan where we invest in wind and solar and farmers and scientists who are harnessing new biofuels to power our cars, where construction workers are building homes and factories that weighs less energy, and we are investing to get...
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i came from a wealthy state. i often point out that wealthy people are just as patriotic as poor people. there are just as patriotic as middle-class people. i think they know that they should be doing more. now governor romney and others argue that if we keep these windfalls and then shot were even more windfalls on the very wealthiest, that is how america grow, andeconomy will not gro that's how we will create jobs, but they say. they offer this prescription as if it is somehow a new idea. like something we have not seen before. like something we have not actually tried before. we have seen this movie before. [laughter] you have seen the movie. it does not end well. where has he been? [applause] could it be that he is out of touch? i don't know, but i will tell you that he missed the movie. although he benefits from the movie. folks, this is the same argument that was touted out a decade ago by president george bush to justify the unjustifiable tax cuts for the very wealthy then and look what happened. it actual
i came from a wealthy state. i often point out that wealthy people are just as patriotic as poor people. there are just as patriotic as middle-class people. i think they know that they should be doing more. now governor romney and others argue that if we keep these windfalls and then shot were even more windfalls on the very wealthiest, that is how america grow, andeconomy will not gro that's how we will create jobs, but they say. they offer this prescription as if it is somehow a new idea....
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i see manufacturing jobs flocking back to the united states. are you hearing these things from these other two guys? no. they are arguing over who will spend more money on medicare. romney said he wants to increase spending for the military and balance the budget. it doesn't add up. i guess we believe in santa claus and the easter bunny and i do not think they are coming. host: gary johnson is with us and will add a third line for third party voters. we will get to your calls in just a couple of moments. what is the strategy for the rest of the election? guest: right now there is a lot of attention that is being drawn to what it is that i am saying. i'm being recognized for being at 6% nationally. i'll ask you an obvious question that has an obvious answer. are you hearing my name six times for every time you hear obama or romney's name 100 times? if my name was just being mentioned in line with where i'm calling, i think my 6% would be 14% and i would be the next president of the united states. host: gary from pittsburgh. caller: i saw your de
i see manufacturing jobs flocking back to the united states. are you hearing these things from these other two guys? no. they are arguing over who will spend more money on medicare. romney said he wants to increase spending for the military and balance the budget. it doesn't add up. i guess we believe in santa claus and the easter bunny and i do not think they are coming. host: gary johnson is with us and will add a third line for third party voters. we will get to your calls in just a couple...
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maybe mitt romney is saying what he needs to say just to get the republican immigration and maybe some elected officials think their extreme rhetoric doesn't carry outside the halls of congress. but you know what, america knows better, and so do a group of kansas basketball players and a group of great kids from san antonio, texas. they know that words matter very much. and here's my advice to the romneys and buchanans of the world and a few of my colleagues here in the house. instead of bullies, why don't you be leaders? and why don't you try words that brings people together instead of insults that tears our nation apart? the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg, for five minutes. mr. walberg: thank you, madam speaker. this friday, march 23, marks the second anniversary of president obama's health care law. after two years, it's clear the law has already left more victims in its path than people it was meant to help. and unfortunately, along with the 20 million employees who will probably lose employer-sponsored health care, it may be our
maybe mitt romney is saying what he needs to say just to get the republican immigration and maybe some elected officials think their extreme rhetoric doesn't carry outside the halls of congress. but you know what, america knows better, and so do a group of kansas basketball players and a group of great kids from san antonio, texas. they know that words matter very much. and here's my advice to the romneys and buchanans of the world and a few of my colleagues here in the house. instead of...
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a state mitt romney was seen as the favorite. host: when you move on to minnesota, and mitt romney comes in third in that state. rick santorum takes it with 45%. ron paul second with 27%. mitt romney, 17. and the former speaker was 11%. what does that say? guest: again, mitt romney won minnesota in 2008. certainly everything you have read from the local papers in minnesota over the last week or so has said how those caucuses like colorado are driven by the conservative grassroots activist types. and mitt romney was not expected to win minnesota. but i do think that you look at the margins, really the story here, not that mitt romney loss but rather he lost by a lot. and that rick santorum ran away with that race. it's rather remarkable. and mitt romney is one of his top surrogates on the campaign is former governor of minnesota, tim pawlenty, and he was out there this week saying, well, it should be close. i think we'll have a lot of these guys have lunch together. he was doing everything in his power to lower the expectations fo
a state mitt romney was seen as the favorite. host: when you move on to minnesota, and mitt romney comes in third in that state. rick santorum takes it with 45%. ron paul second with 27%. mitt romney, 17. and the former speaker was 11%. what does that say? guest: again, mitt romney won minnesota in 2008. certainly everything you have read from the local papers in minnesota over the last week or so has said how those caucuses like colorado are driven by the conservative grassroots activist...
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it is expected it mitt romney will win the primary in the lone star state. watched c-span for reaction. if mitt romney does prevail, he will go over the top in terms of number of delegates. in texas' victory will provide 152 delegates. >> spend the weekend with book tv on c-span2. american presidents and black on japan nor's. then the founding of beechcraft -- and black entrepreneurs. on sunday, experienced early planes liains life and two participants from the kansas civil-rights movements. they sat down for service at a drugstore. c-span is local content vehicle exports the literary life of cities across america. this weekend, from wichita, kansas, on c-span2 and c-span3. >> philip now at the upcoming presidential election from today's "washington journal." host: michael steele was the chairman of the republican national committee, 2009 through 2011. thanks for coming to talk with us. talking about campaign 2012 and republicans. let's first talk about some of the recent happenings for senate seats. senate hopefuls sparred in texas is a headline. we're seei
it is expected it mitt romney will win the primary in the lone star state. watched c-span for reaction. if mitt romney does prevail, he will go over the top in terms of number of delegates. in texas' victory will provide 152 delegates. >> spend the weekend with book tv on c-span2. american presidents and black on japan nor's. then the founding of beechcraft -- and black entrepreneurs. on sunday, experienced early planes liains life and two participants from the kansas civil-rights...